Caenorhabditis elegansGenAge entry for gpa-15 (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Gene information (ID: 312)

Symbol
gpa-15
Name
G Protein, Alpha subunit
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (AnAge)
Known functions and activities
G Protein, Alpha subunit

Potential relevance to longevity and/or ageing

Observations
No change in lifespan in knockouts and a 20% decrease in mean lifespan when gpa-15 is overexpressed.
% change in avg or median lifespan
Average lifespan is 20% lower.
Lifespan Effect
Decrease
Genetic Manipulation
Overexpression
Longevity Category
Anti-Longevity
Primary reference

    Homologs in other organisms

    Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    GPA1

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